was recently in a conversation with a longtime friend of mine I had not seen in a while. We do keep up with each other on Facebook, which is a good thing. We were actually at a mutual friend’s funeral which had been delayed a year because of COVID. After the service we had an …
Women who develop heart failure following certain breast cancer treatments are generally healthier and have a better prognosis than those with heart failure from other causes, a new study finds. Two widely used treatments for breast cancer are known to harm the heart. A class of chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines interferes with cancer cells’ DNA …
Tumor boards are common at cancer hospitals, comprised of specialists who create treatment plans that draw upon several areas of expertise. But at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute, one tumor board extends this concept beyond clinical care to address an important issue: the financial burden of cancer. The Financial Toxicity Tumor Board (FTTB) is made …
TailorMed’s automated platform identifies financially at-risk patients and matches them with resources to reduce or eliminate out-of-pocket expenses. The quality of healthcare in the United States is superb. But staggering costs and spotty medical coverage leave about 66 percent of Americans concerned that they won’t be able to afford medical care this year, according to …
PETRINA Burnett’s breast cancer diagnosis in 2007 at age 31 may have defined her life, but the story of her experience navigating the cancer pathway in her new book, It’s Not (Just) About the Breast, covers much more than mastectomies, reconstructions and chemotherapy. “A year after I was diagnosed, I was found to carry the …
FOX 2 – Five years ago Molly Marco was on enjoying her favorite coffee at a Downtown Detroit coffee house when suddenly she didn’t feel like herself. “I felt dizzy, fell off the chair,” she said. “(EMS came) they pretty much told me I would be to taken to emergency and tested for either a seizure or a stroke …
A young rising Johnson City musician will perform this week at a fundraiser for a young boy fighting cancer. Lynnae Moon will be in concert at the Barrel House in Jonesborough Wednesday, 6-8 p.m., in an effort to raise money for Cash Hicks and his family to help cover medical and other associated costs while …
Wales’ largest building society has hit a milestone, by raising £1 million for charities in Wales since 2014. The fundraising has supported seven different charities in Wales in the past seven years, including Mind Cymru, Cancer Research Wales, School of Hard Knocks, MS Society, Llamau and since 2019, the Society’s current charity partners Teenage Cancer …
How COVID-19’s lasting legacy will reshape clinical cancer research COVID-19 has dramatically impacted the overall management of clinical trials. But the pandemic has also had an outsized impact on trials focusing on oncology, hindering the development of potential treatments for various forms of cancer in several different ways. Recruiting patients for oncology studies was extremely …
(CBS DETROIT) – In 2019, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services estimated that over 9,000 Michigan women would be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of the year. The Pink Fund, founded by breast cancer survivor Molly MacDonald, is a local nonprofit that provides between $60,000 and $85,000 in financial assistance to breast cancer patients each month.READ …